@monkeyless.app: Top 5 things people say to ADHD people that are annoying af: 1. Everyone has trouble concentrating. Stop invalidating other people's experiences. Not everyone reads the same paragraph five times and still has no idea what it said. Not everyone opens a tab and forgets why two seconds later. It happens all day, not just when something is boring. People with ADHD don't have to defend their mental disorder. 2. Just be calm. The brain is rarely quiet, even when you're sitting still. Being told to calm down usually just makes everything more frustrating. The issue is having too many thoughts at once and none of them lining up. 3. You have so much potential. This starts to sound like disappointment with nicer wording. 4. Go to the gym. Exercise can help a bit with mood and energy. Shaming people for not going only adds to all the noise. 5. Discipline over motivation. People say this like discipline is a switch you turn on. If this was true ADHD wouldnt exist.
